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H.R. 4980: Family First Transition Act

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H.R. 4980: Family First Transition Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-05 · Families · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Family First Transition Act

Plain summary

Family First Transition Act This bill provides additional funding for, and otherwise modifies, implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act, which provides state, tribal, and territorial child welfare agencies with certain spending flexibilities to support substance abuse services, mental health services, and other services that prevent children's entry into foster care. Specifically, the bill provides one-time funding to jurisdictions to reduce adverse fiscal impacts associated with transitioning funding sources in relation to the new spending flexibilities. The bill also provides additional funding for FY2020 and FY2021 for jurisdictions with certain waivers (currently set to expire at the end of FY2019) that allow them to provide services not authorized under the traditional foster care program. In addition, the bill temporarily delays a requirement that at least 50% of certain funds be spent on programs and services that meet the criteria for well-supported practices. For FY2020 and FY2021, this requirement shall not apply, and for FY2022 and FY2023, programs and services that meet the criteria for supported practices shall be considered well-supported practices.

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Official text

Family First Transition Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · 47 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Judy Chu (D-CA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Don Bacon (R-NE), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), John H. Rutherford (R-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] reported raising $100,598 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4980 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116